From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kid British
Kid British
Kid British ing deal with EMI Music Publishing in June,[4] and re-
leased their first single "Elizabeth" (7" vinyl only) on the
’Another Music Another Kitchen’ label in the October of
that same year.[5] Their first Mercury release followed in
the form of the Leave London EP featuring the tracks "She
Will Leave", "Lost in London" and "Elizabeth", which was
promoted by ten "guerilla gigs" in one day at various
London tube stations, which led to the band playing an
impromptu version of one of the tracks from the EP in
front of Mayor Boris Johnson when they found them-
selves in the same train carriage.[6][7] The four core mem-
bers were joined in the band by musicians Tom Peek
(bass guitar), Domonick Allen (rhythm guitar), and Mikey
Wilson (drums).[8]
James Mayer at Swindon Oasis, when Kid British were The
Enemy’s supporting act. The band received regular airplay from BBC Radio
One’s Chris Moyles and also played support slots with
Background information The Enemy and The Specials.[2][9][10]
Origin Manchester, United Kingdom Recording of their proposed first album continued
during this period. An array of high profile producers
Genres Ska, Pop, Hip Hop
were sporadically employed on this long protracted pro-
Years active 2007 – present ject including Stephen Street.[11]
The band released the single "Our House Is Dadless",
Labels Modern English
which samples the Madness track "Our House" on 7 July
Website www.iamkidbritish.com 2009,[10] peaking at number 63 in the UK Singles Chart in
Members
its first week of release.[12] The band’s It Was This Or Foot-
ball First Half EP reached number 67 in the UK in its first
Adio Marchant week of release, dropping out of the top 75 entirely the
James Mayer
following week.[12] The mooted Second Half, originally ad-
Dominick Allen
Mykey Wilson vertised within the liner notes of the ’First Half’ as be-
Matt Herod ing due for release in September 2009,[13] remains un-
Sean Mbaya released, and the full twelve-track album that combined
Simeon McLean the two was not commercially released, although promo-
tional copies were issued.[14] In February 2010, the band
British,
Kid British often stylised as KiD BRiTiSH, are a British announced that they were recording new tracks for the
band from Manchester, United Kingdom. The band is album and that it was now planned to be released in Sum-
composed of Adio Marchant, James Mayer, Sean Mbaya, mer 2010.[15]
Simeon McLean, Dominick Allen, Mykey Wilson and Matt The band released the single "Winner" on 28 June,
Herod. less than 12 hours after the England football team’s 4-1
defeat to Germany in the World Cup which resulted in
History their elimination from the competition. It was their first
release since being dropped by Mercury Records. It failed
Kid British came into existence when Sean Mbaya from to reach the top 100 of the singles chart.
Prestwich (who worked as a producer under the name On the 17th September they have been confirmed to
Kid British) worked with a band called Action Manky - play at the Ramsbottom Festival.
made up of schoolmates Adio Marchant from Chorlton
and Simeon McLean and James Mayer from Withington
- all joined forces last year to form the band, initially Musical style
known as Kid British & the Action Manky, but soon short- The band combine indie rock, ska and hip hop, and were
ened to simply Kid British.[1][2] The band signed to Mer- described by the Daily Mail as "think Blur or The Specials
cury Records in May 2008,[3] signed a long-term publish-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kid British
crossed with OutKast and De La Soul".[11] Arwa Haider of [5] "Kid British to rock Introducing", BBC, 11 June
Metro described their sound as "a very modern mishmash 2009, retrieved 2010-04-13
of styles – indie rock, r’n’b, rap, ska revival – and bring a [6] Geddes, Clarke (2009) "Kid British for Tube Station
cuddly blokeishness to their jaunty tunes".[13] Tour: band to play ten stations in London", Clash,
19 January 2009, retrieved 2010-04-13
Discography [7] "Kid British confront Boris Johnson during London
tube ’gig’", NME, 21 January 2009, retrieved
2010-04-13
Singles [8] Lester, Paul (2008) "new Band of the Day No. 352:
• "Elizabeth" (2008), Mercury Kid British", The Guardian, 18 July 2008, retrieved
• "Sunny Days" (2009), Mercury 2010-04-13
• "Our House Is Dadless" (2009), Mercury - #63 UK [9] Petridis, Alexis (2009) "Kid British: It Was This or
• "Winner" (2010), Modern English Football", The Guardian, 17 July 2009, retrieved
2010-04-13
EPs [10] ^ Savage, Mark (2009) "Talking Shop: Kid British ",
• Leave London (2009), Mercury BBC, 3 July 2009, retrieved 2010-04-13
• iTunes Live: London Festival ’09 (2009) [11] ^ Thrills, Adrian (2009) "The next big thing: Kid
• It Was This Or Football - First Half (2009) - #67 UK British", Daily Mail, 22 January 2009, retrieved
• Northern Stories (2011) 2010-04-13
[12] ^ Kid British, Chart Stats, retrieved 2010-04-11
[13] ^ Haider, Arwa (2009) "Kid British smells like team
References spirit", Metro, 20 July 2009, retrieved 2010-04-13
[1] Ryan, Kathryn (2009-07-30). "Band proving to be [14] Smith, David (2010) "Kid British: It Was This or
best of British". Salford Advertiser. Football", PopMatters, 18 January 2010, retrieved
http://www.prestwichadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/ 2010-04-13
1128956_bands_proving_to_be_best_of_british. [15] KiD BRiTiSH: LETS AV IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! kid british
[2] ^ Mugan, Chris (2009) "Kid British - New Kids on Album !!!!!!!!!", Facebook posting, 23 February 2010:
the block", The Independent, 6 March 2009, retrieved "we will be releasing a single around the world cup
2010-04-13 which will be followed by our album "it was this or
[3] "Kid British Chat About Influences and X-Men", football" shortly after"
FemaleFirst, 14 January 2009, retrieved 2010-04-13
[4] "Kid British conclude publishing deal", Music Week,
21 June 2008, retrieved 2010-04-13
External links
• Official website
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